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PITTSBURGH The Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Coalitions proposal was chosen Monday as one of 60 finalists as part of theAmerican Rescue Plans Build Back Better Regional Challenge, which offers up to $100 million in funding to advance a regional industry.

Theproposal for the Pittsburgh regionaims to promote economic development by growing the regions robotics and artificial intelligence sector, according to the announcement from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.

For the Pittsburgh region, this means further leveraging our world-leading capabilities in robotics and AI, upon which our proposal is centered, said Allegheny Conference CEOStefani Pashmanin a statement. We believe that these have the potential to create and spread opportunity, jobs and prosperity for all across every part of the 10-county footprint, which will accelerate post-pandemic economic recovery efforts.

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The construction industry accounts for nearly 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with building materials accounting for 11% and building energy use for another 28%. If the industry builds all of the homes needed to meet housing demand using traditional methods and materials, doing so will only feed the climate crisis.

There is an affordable housing crisis in the USA. One in four housing markets are not affordable by historic standards; and this issue doesnt just affect low-income neighborhoods but also the so-called missing middle - middle-income earners who have extremely limited options for home ownership.

Mighty Buildings is an Oakland, CA based 3D printed home construction company that is transforming home construction with robotics, materials innovation, and a vision for addressing the dual crises of housing availability and climate.

I caught up with, Sam Ruben, Chief Sustainability Officer and co-founder, Alexey Dubov, co-founder and Dmitry Starodubtsev, CTO and co-founder and Slava Solonitsyn, the CEO, to learn more about their groundbreaking solution.

Afdhel Aziz: Sam, welcome. Ive been fascinated by the story of Mighty Buildings - let's start by detailing the Purpose of the company and exactly what it does?

Sam Ruben: The purpose of our company is to unlock productivity in the construction sector while also addressing the climate implications of all that additional construction.

We believe in approaching the housing and climate crises as a both/and proposition (or "dual crises") given the interplay between the two. The reality is that the climate crisis is impacting the built environment and driving people from their homes whether it be due to rising sea levels, increasing number and scale of wildfires, increasingly severe storm seasons, catastrophic wind events, and more. At the same time, the housing crisis is placing more people in the face of these realities as housing costs drive construction farther away from city centers. And it is often those least able to afford it who face the brunt of these realities.

Mighty Buildings is trying to address these dual crises by transforming how we build homes and the materials we use to build them by using 3D printing, robotics, and innovative materials. In California alone, it is estimated that we will need 3.5 million homes by 2025 to close the affordability gap, reflecting the billions of homes needed globally (both now and to address a growing population into the future). Given that the built environment accounts for nearly 40 percent of global GHG emissions, ~11% from construction and materials and ~28% from building energy use, this means that even if we build all the homes we need using traditional methods, doing so will feed the climate crisis such that we might have enough homes but not in a world fit for humans to survive, much less thrive.

The reality is that the construction industry largely still relies on the same technologies, or variations thereof, which we have been using for over 100 years (and in some cases much longer). 3D printing provides a completely new toolset for approaching issues related to all aspects of the design and build process providing new pathways to unlock architects and engineers creativity while maintaining cost-effectiveness; solutions that can maximize the value of the human touch and create a safer working environment; opportunities to eliminate waste and reduce the amount of material needed to create buildings; and so much more, we truly are just scratching the surface.

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Slava Solonitsyn: Our vision is to deploy our technology across the globe through a distributed network of factories via local partnerships with builders and developers. This will allow us to take advantage of local supply chain economics, rather than export Californias high construction costs, to ensure that we are properly meeting the local needs, bringing much needed housing to these markets, and creating new jobs that can attract a new generation of workers into the industry.

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Aziz: Alexey, youve taken a Tesla-esque approach with your offerings - could you please explain the various products you have and how they address different needs?

Alexey Dubov: It seems that every new company in the space is laying claim to being the Tesla of housing. For us the label fits given the pathway that weve followed from the very beginning as we bring brand new, cutting edge technology into one of the most heavily regulated industries in the world. Our initial product, the Mighty Mod, is a product line which brings together our unique 3D printed panels and traditional steel framed construction, much as the Tesla Roadster combined the latest in electric vehicle technology with a Lotus. Our second product, the Mighty House, is a luxury home with an award winning design by EYRC architects which establishes the possibilities with our new panelized production system - much as the Model S broke the mold of what an electric vehicle could be. We are on track to bring a multi-story production system that can be deployed either as single family homes or multi-family townhouses, by 2023. We are purposefully designing this system to be cost competitive across markets, bringing high quality 3D printed homes to the masses - much as the Model 3 helped show that high-quality EVs could also be affordable. We will continue in this path as we move beyond townhomes into low-rise apartment buildings in order to deliver the density needed for 3D printed homes to be viable in urban & suburban infill.

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Aziz: Dmitry, one of the main technical advancements youve made over concrete-based 3D printing is that a) it does not use Portland Cement which drives 8% of global emissions and b) your patented light-curing technology allows for it to cure instantly. What other technical sustainability advancements does your approach have?

Dmitry Starodubtsev: We have developed continuous fiber reinforcement of our 3D printed material as a part of the printing process with our newest material; this allows us to improve strength while reducing weight without sacrificing energy efficiency. Additionally our new formulation moves us down our Carbon Neutrality roadmap by replacing mineral fillers with sustainable materials such as recycled glass, reduces the polymeric content of the material, incorporates lower-carbon bio-based resins, requires less material due to the fiber reinforcement, and allows us to produce more of the homes using our zero waste technology.

This is all done with 100% renewable energy at our Oakland facility, which will also be a feature of our distributed network of factories that is on track to be deployed beginning in 2023. These will allow us to serve local communities while reducing the carbon impacts of transportation & logistics.

We have also developed relationships with manufacturers on the cutting edge of low-carbon and carbon negative concrete to reduce emissions normally associated with the foundation and other non-printed elements of the home that use concrete (i.e. driveway, sidewalk, etc). Additionally, by leveraging the superior energy efficiency of our technology we are able to reduce the cost of making our units Zero Net Energy.

Aziz: Sam, Im also excited about how your homes can solve two problems around inequality - first, by bringing young people back to the construction industry to teach them how to become building technicians and paying them a living wage and secondly, by addressing the housing needs of the missing middle - the teachers, nurses etc for whom housing stock is limited. Was this equitable approach baked in from the beginning?

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Ruben: For us it has always been important to address the housing affordability crisis as well as the climate crisis. Due to the novel nature of what we are doing our initial focus has been on the "missing middle," those who work and serve in communities (nurses, firefighters, teachers, etc.), but in too many places (like the Bay Area) cant afford to live in those same communities and who generally do not qualify for subsidized housing. As we continue to scale and introduce new housing solutions, such as the multi-story production system we are looking to begin delivering in 2023, our plan is to become truly market agnostic in terms of being able to provide cost-effective, high-quality homes that people can be proud of, regardless of what their price point is.

Additionally, particularly here in the U.S., we are facing a labor shortage with around 400,000 jobs available in construction that arent being filled and an aging workforce that is retiring and not being replaced as young people go into the gig economy, programming or other roles, but who would have seen themselves in construction in previous years. Our goal is not to replace labor but to address the shortage of labor that is a big part of the housing crisis. In doing so, we hope to actually create more work overall, by significantly increasing productivity, that will be easier, safer, and less stressful labor per unit which, combined with the chance to work with cutting edge technology, will help bring new generations of workers into the industry. We launched our Workforce Development Program (WDP), a community-based effort focusing on talent acquisition, training and job-rotation and offer a variety of full-time, non-exempt opportunities exclusively to low-income residents in the cities of Oakland, San Leandro and Berkeley. Employees brought in through this program have jobs connected to a career ladder and have opportunities to move up to higher-skill jobs with higher wages and benefits.

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Aziz: Finally, Im excited about your upcoming Coachella Valley developments - whats available and when do they go on sale Alexey?

Dubov: Were really excited about our partnership with our developer partner Palari Group to develop the worlds first 3D printed Zero Net Energy neighborhoods. This past July we announced the development of a community in Rancho Mirage which will initially encompass 15 lots, each with a 1440 sq ft 3B/2BA Mighty House with a 700 sq ft backyard Mighty Mod ADU. Reservations for these 15 homes sold out within the first couple of days and we were truly amazed at the amount of people who signed up to be on the waiting list. Due to the overwhelming response, were currently working with Palari to develop another 20+ lot zero net energy community in a nearby City, each with a Mighty House and an ADU in the backyard. The Rancho Mirage project is currently undergoing entitlements with a target groundbreaking in mid 2022, whereas the land for the other development is already entitled and that is on track to begin construction in the first part of 2022, of course this is all dependent on permits.

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Dublin, Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Aerospace Robotics Market Forecast to 2026 by Type, Component, Payload, Application and Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, RoW)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The aerospace robotics market is estimated at USD 2.9 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach USD 4.9 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 11.4% from 2021 to 2026.

An increase in global aircraft demand and manufacturing, increasing use of robots for efficient aircraft production processes, growing use of robotics to handle aircraft orders backlog, increasing manual labor cost are fueling the growth of the aerospace robotics market.

Based on the Component, the end effector segment will register the highest growth from 2021 to 2026.

End effectors are tools, which include mechanical and electrical devices installed on a robot wrist. End effectors are also called End of Arm Tooling (EOAT). The end effector of an aerospace robot includes tools such as grippers, force-torque sensors, material removal tools, welding torches, collision sensors, and tool changers, among others. The gripper is commonly used in picking objects and is the most used end effector in aerospace robotics as it has diverse gripping techniques and styles. The Force-Torque Sensor (FT) calculates the force and torque applied by the robot through the tool. It is also called six-axis force-torque sensor due to the feature of measuring three force components, namely, (x-y-z) as well a 3-torques force around these axes. The material removal tool has drilling, cutting, and deburring tools installed as robot tools.

Based on region, the Asia Pacific region will register the highest growth from 2021 to 2026.

China, Japan, and India in the Asia Pacific region are expected to increase acquisitions of robotic systems and invest in research & development in aerospace manufacturing. In addition to this, these countries are investing in automated solutions to strengthen their manufacturing capacities and make advancements in the manufacturing process. Companies from China and India are importing robotic technologies from Western countries to enhance the productivities of their facilities. However, many aerospace robotics manufacturers are based in the Asia Pacific region. Some of the key manufacturers are Yaskawa Electric Corporation (Japan), Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd (Japan), and FANUC Corporation (Japan). In addition to this, China is an emerging country in the field of commercial aircraft manufacturing with the state-owned organization, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC).

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Redding, California, Dec. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a new market research report, Disinfection Robots Market by Type (UV Light, Disinfectant Sprayer, Combined System), Technology (Autonomous, Semi-Autonomous), End User (Hospital, Transportation, Hospitality, Industries), and Geography - Global Forecast to 2028 published by Meticulous Research, the disinfection robots market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 30.1% from 2021 to reach $2.79 billion by 2028.

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Disinfection robots automatically disinfect the air and surfaces of hospital environments and significantly reduce the duration and resources spent on disinfection while lowering the risks of exposure for healthcare personnel. Hospital-acquired infections are a major concern for the healthcare industry worldwide. Every year, millions of patients get infected, among which thousands of patients die due to complications resulting from the infections contracted in the hospital. Disinfection robots are mobile robots that can navigate independently or with the assistance of an operator. As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the usage of disinfection robots has expanded beyond hospitals to public transit and other public venues such as shopping malls.

The key factors driving the disinfection robots market are the increasing prevalence of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and their high economic burden. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HAIs in U.S. hospitals have resulted in medical expenditures of approximately $28.4 billion each year.

Furthermore, technological advancements in the field of robotics and their increased adoption in emerging economies are some of the major factors that provide significant growth opportunities for market players. However, certain limitations of disinfection robots, including the high initial capital investment coupled with additional repair and maintenance costs, are expected to hamper the growth of this market to a certain degree.

Impact of COVID-19 on the Disinfection Robots Market

The WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on 11th March 2020 and directed countries to take immediate actions to detect and contain the transmission of the disease. In order to curb the spread of infection, hospitals worldwide started adopting disinfection robots to carry out efficient disinfection without the need for manual intervention. The utilization of disinfection robots drastically minimized the risk of exposure. According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), the COVID-19 pandemic increased the demand for professional cleaning robots, including disinfection robots, by approximately 92%.

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Additionally, disinfection robots are increasingly being utilized in other public areas to curb the spread of the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 virus. For instance, the robot Breezy One by Fetch Robotics, Inc. (U.S.) is used to disinfect the airplanes in the Albuquerque airport. Similarly, numerous restaurants started using robots for service in restaurants and disinfection purposes. For instance, in 2020, NCH Healthcare System, a non-profit healthcare system based in Florida (U.S.), deployed their germ-zapping robots in six restaurants in Naples. These robots use pulsed beams of UV light to disinfect dining areas.

Furthermore, numerous hotels in Tokyo (Japan) admitted and housed mildly affected COVID-19 patients in an attempt to reduce the burden on hospitals. These hotels used robots for greeting the guests and disinfecting the areas used by the patients. Also, various shopping malls, offices, and food retailers have started using disinfection robots for sterilization and ensuring the safety of their staff against exposure to infection.

Thus, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of disinfection robots tremendously and is expected to positively impact the disinfection robots market.

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The overall disinfection robots market is segmented based on type, technology, end user, and geography. The study also evaluates industry competitors and analyzes the market at the country level.

Based on type, in 2021, the ultraviolet light disinfection segment is estimated to account for the largest share of the overall disinfection robots market. The large market share of this segment is primarily attributed to the increasing demand for these robots due to their ability to neutralize various types of viruses, quicker turnaround time, and efficient disinfection of disease-causing microorganisms.

Based on technology, in 2021, the fully autonomous disinfection robots segment is estimated to account for the largest share of the overall disinfection robots market. The large market share of this segment is attributed to the advantages of the technology to provide cost-effective disinfection with minimal or no need for manual intervention, self-navigation, and smart safety features such as auto-shutdown when a person enters the room.

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Based on end user, in 2021, the hospitals segment is estimated to account for the largest share of the overall disinfection robots market. The large market share of this segment is mainly attributed to the increasing demand for disinfection robots by the hospitals due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 outbreak and the benefits offered by disinfection robots, such as quick and efficient disinfection without the need for manual intervention.

Geographically, in 2021, Europe dominated the global disinfection robots market, followed by North America and Asia-Pacific. The large market share of this region is attributed to the rising prevalence of hospital-acquired infections, increasing adoption of disinfection robots due to the COVID-19 pandemic, favorable government initiatives, and the presence of top players in the region.

The report also includes an extensive assessment of the type, technology, end user, and geography, and key strategic developments adopted by leading market participants in the industry over the past four years. In recent years, the disinfection robots market has witnessed numerous product launches, agreements, collaborations, partnerships, and acquisitions.

The key players operating in the global disinfection robots market are SESTO Robotics Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), UVD Robots (Denmark), PDI, Inc. (U.S.), Xenex Disinfection Services Inc. (U.S.), Nevoa Inc. (U.S.), Badger Technologies LLC (U.S.), Skytron, LLC (U.S.), Omron Corporation (Japan), Fetch Robotics, Inc. (U.S.), Finsen Technologies Ltd (U.K.), Taimi Robotics Technology Co. Ltd (China), Akara Robotics Ltd. (Ireland), Siemens AG (Germany), and Milagrow Business & Knowledge Solutions (Pvt.) Limited (India) among others.

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Shares of robotics tech firms surged Monday following news reports that Samsung Electronics is setting up a new team solely dedicated to the robotics business, one of the frequently-cited new growth engines for the Korean tech giant.

Yujin Robot, one of the first-generation robotics companies here with more than 30 years of history, saw a 30 percent jump in its stock price and was trading at 4,150 won ($3.52) as of 2 p.m., as investors cheered for its business potential with Samsung, the nation's largest tech company, jumping into the bandwagon.

Other stocks, including Robotis, Hyulim Robot, Robostar, also soared almost 20 percent compared to Fridays closing prices.

Samsung, which recently revamped its operational structure under a new leadership, reportedly set up a new robotics business team that is seen to be succeeding an existing task force launched last year.

A Samsung official declined to further elaborate on the details of the new team but said the company has continued a feasibility study to assess the business potential of its robotics technologies.

Samsung has showed off a series of prototype robots at recent trade shows, including the Bot Handy, a house-keeping robot that can pick up laundry, load the dishwasher and set the table, during CES in 2019.

At the time, Samsung didnt announce a release date or price, alluding that the artificial intelligence-based futuristic robots were more of a concept than a real product.

Sources say another batch of robots are also highly likely to be unveiled during the upcoming CES in early January.

Despite Samsung keeping mum over the mass market debut of their robot concept, expectations are already running high for the companys renewed robotics push that would have a huge impact across industries.

Keen attention is also being paid to robotics companies around the world amid speculations that Samsung could seek acquisitions to take an earlier edge in the nascent field.

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Prepare your papers for enrolment in the top robotics forums and communities in 2022

Robotics is gaining high popularity with multiple robots for different industries across the world. Students and working professionals are eager to join forums of robotics to gain more understanding of robots and other mechanisms of robotics. Multiple robotics forums in 2022 are set to open enrolment for joining and learning more about robotics. Robotics communities consist of experts from different roles of robotics such as robotics engineers, software engineers, robotics perception and navigation specialists, robot programmers, and many more. Lets explore some of the top robotics forums and communities to get enrolled in 2022.

Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Date: 22 March- 24 March

The European Robotics Forum 2022 is one of the top robotics forums across the world with the most influential meetings of robotics communities in Europe. It covers different aspects of the robotics fields including multiple robots and their functionalities. The innovations in robotics are discussed by researchers, engineers, public, and many more. The theme of 2022 will be Sustainability with four plenary sessions divided over three dates. There will be interactive workshop programme with interesting keynotes to gain better understanding of robotics.

Location: Boston, USA

Date: 10 May to 11 May

The Robotics Summit & Expo is a popular robotics forum with a multifaceted as well as international event focused on technical issues of commercial robotics systems. It brings together the brightest minds in robotics with specializations in robots to share their experience in different areas. There are three main tracks technologies, tools and platforms track; design and development track and manufacturability; and production and distribution track. The main goal is to bring the robotics community to discuss about the development of the next-gen commercial-class robotics systems.

Location: The University of the Ryukyus, Japan

Date: 21 May to 23 May

ICRIT 2022 or the 5th International Conference on Robotics and Intelligent Technology 2022 is one of the leading robotics forums for researchers, professionals, and many others from the global tech industry. It calls for high-quality as well as original research papers in the theory and practice of robotics and other intelligent technologies. The papers will be peer-reviewed by conference committees and will be sent to databases for indexing. There will be reporting of latest innovations in this state-of-the-art field with multiple topics such as space and underwater robots, humanoid robots, collective and social robots, and many more.

Location: Philadelhpia, USA

Date: 23 May- 27 May

ICRA 2022 or the International Conference on Robotics and Automation is known as a flagship conference of the IEEE Robotics and Automation society. This robotics forum is focused on bringing world researchers as well as companies to share ideas and advances in the robotics field. There will be plenary sessions, contributed paper sessions, workshops, forums, robot challenges, and many more exciting and learning events.

Location: Istanbul, Turkey

Date: 4 October- 6 October

The Robots Investments Communication Forum and Exhibition 2022 is one of the top robotics forums to discuss about robotics, robots, and electronics. It shows companies news of Turkey and internationals regarding the field of robotics.

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These applications of robotics have greatly enhanced the intelligence of the military agencies around the world.

The introduction of robotics has transformed the military and defence sector across the world with smart functionalities. Multiple types of robots are crucial for ground missions and to protect a country from future attacks. Robotics help to augment human capabilities for responding to potential threats without harming human soldiers like neutralizing bombs. The global military and defence robotics market show a lot of potentials for new applications to have a competitive edge over conventional warfare capabilities. The Governments have started investing millions of dollars into robotics for accelerating military applications. The global military robot industry is expected to hit US$30.83 billion in 2022 with a CAGR of 12.9%. The military and defence sector leverages robotics to provide human soldiers an advantage at the ground level. Though the integration of artificial intelligence provides automation to these robots, these are still controlled by human soldiers to avoid autonomous random killing.

Wearable robots are thriving in the military and defence industry for helping human soldiers carry heavy pack loads efficiently. The combination of artificial intelligence and robotics provides automation to carry a bulk of supplies from one place to another. These robots reduce the workload of human soldiers to provide opportunities for focusing on other crucial areas for the welfare of a country.

Mobile robots play a wide range of roles in the military and defence industry from reconnaissance patrolling to neutralizing bombs. These mobile robots consist of hi-tech sensors and cameras to perform different missions efficiently and effectively while providing necessary video and images. The robotic arms are also used for neutralizing suspicious objects and bombs without harming any human soldier. These work on wheels, tracks, both and battery-powered with an excellent communication system.

An accurate and secured surveillance system is highly crucial for this industry for the betterment of citizens. The ground-based systems leverage surveillance robots with sufficient weapons and hi-sensor cameras. These cameras with infrared or night vision help to observe the entire building and area of the military and defence without sending in soldiers.

The robotics submarine system is a new application of robotics in the military and defence industry. This enhanced robotics technology helps in multiple different activities under water such as detecting and inspecting underwater mines, working on anti-submarine operations, protecting navy ships in harbours, and many more. It provides ample opportunities to observe underwater efficiently just like the ground level.

Search and rescue missions are very crucial for this industry to rescue human soldiers from emergency situations. The implementation of robotics has provided search and rescue robots to search, track, and rescue soldiers from multiple different environments like chemical, nuclear, radiological, and biological. It can be operated from a command centre to rescue soldiers from battlefields without confronting any more risk.

Combat robots can play crucial roles in missions with their advanced functionalities. The robots act as a combat support application for multiple activities such as fire support, battle damage management, aerial refuelling, laying mines, electronic warfare, and many more. It consists of a certain degree of automation to minimize collateral damage efficiently and effectively.

EOD robots or Explosive Ordnance Disposal robots are popular in this industry for identifying and disarming risky traps, improvising explosive objects, fireworks, and many more. EOD robots can be integrated into bomb detection systems in closed areas, vehicles, or building complexes. These have immense potential in the nearby future to carry a lot of major responsibilities in future missions.

One of the major functionalities of robotics applications is to protect humans from hazardous environments. Fire is one of the main hazardous environments in the military and defence industry. Thus, fire-fighting robots address different kinds of fire situations to avoid major casualties. These can withstand high temperatures while putting down fire with various fire suppressing techniques. Fire-fighting robots use hi-tech sensor cameras, a gas sensor, and a stereo infrared camera for navigating through the smoke.

The military and defence industry is focused on investing millions of dollars in a swarm of drones for powerful observation. These are small-sized surveillance drones with high battery life and high-tech cameras. The cameras are expected to have infrared detection capabilities in the nearby future. The aerial view is very crucial for this industry to observe activities and detect potential threats to combat.

Voice-controlled robotic vehicles rely on the voice commands from the speech recognition module to carry out essential activities. There are speeches as well as push buttons with transmitter and receiver circuits for achieving control objectives. The microcontroller sends signals to the motor driver for controlling the movement as per the command signals.

Thus, it can be realized that robotics can help improve multi-fold capabilities of the military and defence industry in the nearby tech-driven future. Robotics can bring smiling faces to families of human soldiers for the reduced fear of losing lives in battlefields or neutralizing bombs. The million-dollar investment in robotics can bring some advantage-gaining tactics and strategies to combat potential attacks of enemies. It is expected that the global military robots market will hit US$24.2 billion in 2025 with a CAGR of 10.7%. The military and defence industry should be prepared for replacing conventional processes with advanced technologies to preserve the safety of soldiers as well as citizens.

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The Board of Regents has approved the creation of the Department of Robotics in the College of Engineering, a first among the nations top 10 engineering schools.

The new department will define robotics as a discipline, teaching students the skills needed to help drive a rapidly expanding field.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the annual demand for qualified robotics professionals grew by more than 13 percent in 2018 alone. The global industrial and service robotics markets are expected to grow by more than 20 percent year over year, reaching a total market of $310 billion by 2025.

With this bold step forward, we are poised to lead the field in robotics, addressing the nations growing demand for roboticists with graduates equipped to design equity-centered solutions to societys challenges, said Alec D. Gallimore, the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering, Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Professor of Engineering, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, and professor of aerospace engineering.

Around the country, engineering schools have been watching the field of robotics grow and weighing whether it qualifies as its own discipline separate from conventional disciplines such as mechanical engineering and computer science. In deciding that it is distinct, U-M is formalizing the field and its aims.

This is an inflection point for the field of robotics and Michigans role in its future, said Jessy Grizzle, director of the U-M Robotics Institute and the Elmer G. Gilbert Distinguished University Professor of Engineering. He also is the Jerry W. and Carol L. Levin Professor of Engineering, and professor of electrical and computer engineering and of mechanical engineering.

We will leverage the resources of a dedicated department to accelerate our work in building smart machines that serve society and respect humanity everything from safe industrial robots and bipedal humanoids to inclusive prosthetics and automated vehicles. Our roboticists put people, rather than technology, first. We call it robotics with respect.

The new department will take shape from the existing U-M Robotics Institute, adding more capacity and resources for students and faculty to move the field of robotics forward. The institute currently has 30 core faculty members who span 14 departments, and 42 affiliate faculty from fields as diverse as architecture and anthropology.

The new Department of Robotics will allow Michigan to recruit outstanding experts on the leading edge of robotics research and development, train the next generation of roboticists, and have a broad impact on the state of Michigan and beyond, President Mark Schlissel said. The creation of this department advances U-Ms ability to unlock new dimensions of human potential through innovations in robotics.

Housed in the recently completed $75 million, 134,000-square-foot Ford Motor Company Robotics Building, the institute runs a graduate program, with its first students matriculating in 2014. More than 200 masters and Ph.D. students are now enrolled.

Leveraging the universitys strength across breadth, the new robotics department will truly transform the field, while serving our students, supporting our faculty and enhancing the cutting-edge research that is a hallmark of our university, said Susan M. Collins, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.

In addition to enabling the robotics faculty to recruit and hire an additional 15 robotics experts over the next three to five years, one aim of the new department is to create a four-year undergraduate degree.

This should help ease the bottleneck in Michigan robotics talent, including high-demand fields like computer vision and autonomous control. Currently a U-M robotics degree requires a four-year bachelors degree in a related discipline, followed by a two-year masters program in robotics.

Pilot undergraduate courses in robotics began last year, offering first-year topics such as computational linear algebra, robotic mechanisms, and introduction to programming and artificial intelligence. Through an approach the robotics faculty call coding is believing, they teach engineering fundamentals through robotics projects, addressing the core interests of students from day one.

The course developers are partnering with institutions, including Morehouse College, that serve communities that are historically excluded from technology. Through these partnerships, students participate in a multi-university community through courses developed collaboratively with U-M.

As we design our new undergraduate curriculum, Michigan has the unique opportunity to define the discipline of robotics with a priority on both equity and excellence, said Chad Jenkins, associate director of the undergraduate program and professor of electrical engineering and computer science.

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The team has won the state championship four times in the past six years.

HUTTO, Texas Big congratulations are in order for some very tech-savvy Hippos! The Hutto High Schoolrobotics team, RoboCo X, has once again won the state championship.

The 46-member RoboCo X team competed against 72 other teams from across Texas. This is the fourth time the Hutto team has been named state champions since UIL Robotics began in the 2015-2016 school year.

In fact, the Hutto team has not received anything below a silver medal. The team won the state championship in 2017, 2018, 2019 and now 2021.

According to Hutto ISD, in the robotics competition, students create an entire company around their product, including a marketing team, exhibit team, build team and engineering notebook team.

"Everything was built entirely from scratch. So, the gears, the wheels, the chassis, the base, the arm, the claw, the gripper. Everything on there was built from a single sheet of plywood. And so, it's pretty amazing that they came up with that," District Lead Robotics Instructor Andrew Haub said.

Haub said this year's theme was demolition, so the team had to demolish a building and recycle and reuse some of the parts.

Haub launched Hutto's robotics program with Ryan Mann at Hutto Middle School in 2012. He then transferred to Hutto High School where he oversees the team today.

"I want to say it brings joy to the community," said Steve Wiley, the COO of marketing for the team. "I think it gives them something to not just like, look up to but something to aspire to like, be like. Something to grow into, something to be a part of."

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HC Robotics, a technology company specialising in design and manufacture of customised UAVs, Aerostats, EOIR cameras, and AI-based image processing, has signed a memorandum of understanding with IIT-Hyderabad for testing of new technologies at the newly built IIT-H Technology Research Park Foundation (IITHTRP) research facility in the campus last week.

The technologies to be taken up for research and testing from January 2022 include robotics arms attached to drones to implement certain unmanned tasks with the subsequent manufacturing to be done by HC Robotics. The firm already has research and design centres in the United States and Australia.

It is also partnering with IIIT-DM, Kurnool, for research collaboration on UAVs and other advanced technologies. HC Robotics have received patents for longest and lightest Robotic Arm for UAVs and Robotic Insulator Cleaner for transmission towers. IIT-HTRP, registered and promoted by (IIT-H), is governed by a board of distinguished academicians, faculty and industry professionals.

The firm has received approval from DGCA for conducting experiments on Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations and have been allotted an area to conduct the experiments by the Airport Authority of India. Along with its parent company, Centillion Networks, it completed tower inspection for three lines and 10 towers for TS TRANSCO inspection and safe operation of the grid, said a press release on Saturday.

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